Privacy Policy

WriteTime is part of Shoreham Press CIC. This privacy policy will explain how WriteTime uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics

  • What data do we collect?
  • How do we collect your data?
  • How will we use your data?
  • How do we store your data?
  • What are your data protection rights?
  • What are cookies?
  • How do we use cookies?
  • What types of cookies do we use?
  • How to manage your cookies
  • Privacy policies of other websites
  • Changes to our privacy policy
  • How to contact us
  • How to contact the appropriate authorities
What data do we collect?

Our Company collects the following data:

  • Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, address if supplied, story or stories submitted)
How do we collect your data?

You directly provide WriteTime with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback via email.
  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
  • Submit a story entry to our competitions
How will we use your data?

WriteTime collects your data when you enter a competition so that we can:

  • Process your competition submission
  • Email you with updates on competition results
  • Email you with news and info about WriteTime competitions and publication of stories.
How do we store your data?

WriteTime stores your data securely at the Shoreham Press CIC offices only. Access to data is controlled by one officer of the company and is not shared with any other person or company.

WriteTime will keep your personal contact details for as long as you permit. Once this time period has expired, we will delete your data.

What are your data protection rights?

WriteTime would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request WriteTime for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that WriteTime correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request WriteTime to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that WriteTime erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that WriteTime restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to WriteTime’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that WriteTime transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: info@writetime.org.
Or write to us: WriteTime, PO Box 2206, Shoreham by Sea BN43 9FU.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

WriteTime uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Understanding how you use our website. At no time are individuals identifiable.
What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

User Analytics: We gather information and statistics about how users interact with our website including traffic, average time on site and geographic location of visitors.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The Write Time website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

Write Time keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 12 October 2023.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Write Time’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: info@writetime.org

Or write to us: WriteTime, PO Box 2206, Shoreham by Sea BN43 9FU.

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that WriteTime has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office. https://ico.org.uk